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- AR BookFinder – Find books in your AR level, or check the AR level and points of a book you want to read.
- Brittanica Online Kids – A research and homework help tool from Encyclopedia Brittanica
- Crabtree Plus – Intended to build student understanding on core series concepts, this awesome online learning resource allows students to broaden their learning and have fun while they do it.
- DK Find Out! – DKfindout! is a free online encyclopedia designed especially for kids ages 7 to 11 that brings together the very best of DK’s images and educational book content.
- Explora – Search many Ebsco databases at the same time. Find magazines, eBooks, encyclopedias and more. Includes the ability to search by reading level.
- Khan Academy – Free online classes, lessons, and courses.
- Lexile – Find books in your Lexile level, or check the Lexile of a book you want to read.
- Novelist K-8 – Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, books made into movies, and much more. Read reviews and learn about the author. Create your own reading wish list. Includes tools for teachers such as Lexile levels and Common Core standards.
- AR BookFinder – Find books in your AR level, or check the AR level and points of a book you want to read.
- BibMe – Create your works cited page with this fully automatic free bibliography generator
- Brittanica Online Kids – A research and homework help tool from Encyclopedia Brittanica
- Britannica Online – Full text of the encyclopedia plus suggested Internet resources.
- CodeCademy — Learn to code with these step-by-step, interactive lessons.
- DK Find Out! – DKfindout! is a free online encyclopedia designed especially for kids ages 7 to 11 that brings together the very best of DK’s images and educational book content.
- Explora – Search many Ebsco databases at the same time. Find articles, eBooks, encyclopedias and more. Includes the ability to search by reading level.
- Gale Student Resources in Context – Provides information for students on a variety of hot topics from books, articles and websites.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library – 300+ full text reference sources on a full range of subjects.
- Khan Academy – Free online classes, lessons, and courses.
- Lexile – Find books in your Lexile level, or check the Lexile of a book you want to read.
- Novelist K-8 – Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, books made into movies, and much more. Read reviews and learn about the author. Create your own reading wish list. Includes tools for teachers such as Lexile levels and Common Core standards.
- Sparticl – Sparticl includes answers to science questions, images, videos, games, and hands-on activities, all curated by a team of experts.
- American National Biography – Biographies of over 17,000 notable Americans.
- America’s News Magazines – Find information on topics of current interest including business, science and technology. Features Newsweek, Foreign Affairs, Popular Science, the Smithsonian and more.
- Art Museum Image Gallery – An online collection of over 155,000 works of art from around the world.
- BibMe – Create your works cited page with this fully automatic free bibliography generator
- Britannica Online – Full text of the encyclopedia plus suggested Internet resources.
- Chicago Sun-Times – Full text 1986 – present.
- Chicago Tribune – Full text 1985 – present.
- Chicago Tribune Archives – Full text 1849 – 1988.
- CodeCademy – Learn to code with these step-by-step, interactive lessons.
- Explora – Search many Ebsco databases at the same time. Find articles, eBooks, encyclopedias and more. Includes the ability to search by reading level.
- Europeana Collections – Multi-lingual collection of millions of digitized items from European museums, libraries, archives and multi-media collections
- Gale LitFinder – Discover literary works and authors, covering short essays, poems and more.
- Gale Student Resources in Context – Provides information for students on a variety of hot topics from books, articles and websites.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library – 300+ full text reference sources on a full range of subjects.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: Arts – Full text reference sources on various topics related to the arts.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: Biography – Full text reference sources offering biographies of popular and historical figures.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: Literature – Full text reference sources on various topics related to books and literature.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: Medicine – Full text reference sources related to medicine.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: Science – Full text reference sources on various science topics.
- History Reference Center – Full text content from nearly 2000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books.
- Illinois Driving Tests – Preparing for your driving exam? Learn online from home at our Driving Test training page. Take practice tests, review study guides and download material to help you succeed. Motorcycle, CDL study material are also available!
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Literary Reference Center – Plot summaries, author biographies, book reviews and more from literary journals and encyclopedias.
- New York Times – Full text of the newspaper from 1980 to the present; full text of the Book Review and Magazine 1997-present.
- New York Times (Historical) – Full text 1851 – 2013.
- Pronunciator – learn new languages with these interactive online courses. Pronunciator also offers an app for iPhones, iPods, and iPads, Android Mobile, Android Tablets and a Kindle Fire App.
- Science Reference Center – Articles, images and videos from journals and encyclopedias.
- SIRS Researcher – Selected full-text resources on leading issues of the day.
- Sparticl – Sparticl includes answers to science questions, images, videos, games, and hands-on activities, all curated by a team of experts.
- Special Report and Hot Topics – Includes national and international topics of current interest. It is a great spot for students to find search topics and articles on key issues and monthly themes including National Poetry Month, Earth Day, 2016 U.S. Presidential Election and more.
- The United Nations
- US Census Bureau
- Wolfram Alpha – A computational knowledge engine that allows students to check their work on complex math and physics problems.
